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Basketball Officials Should ||
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‘Call ‘Em As You See ‘Em

f Insisting that eastern basketball officials rule by intent
‘rather than by what happens, Dr. Forest C. Allen of Kansas
attributes this to the old professional game and the former
‘fhoney players now coaching along the Atlantic seaboard:

4 “One-time professionals have not been able to keep up
‘with the collegiate game that permits screening,” said Dr.
‘Phog Allen, who was director of the 1936 Olympic team.

» ©The old pros had a rule that if you did, it was a foul. —

“Not being elastic and adaptable enough, they still try
‘to foist their antiquated ideas on the college game.

“Of course, it would be silly for Ned Irish, the Madison
Square Garden promoter, to employ officials who would not
earry forth the concepts of the eastern coaches.”

Pointing out that Dave McMillan of Minnesota is the
only former professional coaching in the West, Dr. Allen
stresses that the college-trained coach without professional
experience has his players play the ball, which provides
‘hore opportunity for scoring and a more open game. As Dr.
Allen contends, when you play the man you have a five-
than team wrestling match.

-. The first principle of Dr. James Naismith, who origin-
ated the game, was that each player was entitled, to his |
position on the floor. —

The rules emphasize this point.

Dr. Allen quotes Nat Holman, famous professional now
coaching City College of New York, on blocking, which is
a foul, according to the rules: “Frequently an offensive play-
er attempting to sidestep an approaching defensive player
may cause contact. In such cases the officials are to be |
guided solely by the apparent intent of the offensive |

player.”